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Global Report: Sticks and Stones Revisited: Consultation on Mission Language and Metaphors

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

Few issues are more volatile today than the use of language. There are not many days in which “political correctness,” “free speech,” and “tolerance” issues don’t make the news in one way or the other in the States.

Thriving on Diversity

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

After living in the West Indies for 15 years, I could, perhaps, be forgiven for forgetting my alien ethnicity. I was no longer burdened by the daily consciousness that I was white and different.

Cultural Chameleon

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

Contextualization from a Pauline perspective.

The Art of Hospitality: African Style

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

Anywhere you go in Africa, you will find the prized virtue of hospitality.

First, Do No Harm

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

Each year tens of thousands of women and men from North America participate in short-term mission trips sponsored by local churches, mission organizations, and Christian colleges.1

What Have We Done?

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

I am concerned that short-term missions has gotten out of hand.

The Message of Short-term Missions

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

What is the message of short-term missions for today? And what does it tell us about the future of the evangelical missions enterprise from North America?

Short-term Mission Trips Are Great, IF…

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

Are short-term missions trips the panacea for missions, or are they part of the larger problem of missions? Actually, the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Short-term Missions: Biblical Considerations

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

Tremendous amounts of financial and human resources have gone into short-term missions in the last two decades. Is the effort, time, and money worth it? More importantly, what is the biblical basis for short-term missions?

Walk-Thru the Bible: A Cross-cultural Tool?

Posted on October 1, 2000 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2000

In 1963, Ralph G. Braun began a home Bible study. But his study was a bit different. He used a chronological approach, hand signs, and a map laid out in his living room. Braun called this unique method Old and New Testament Walk-Through.

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